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07.29.11

Items were reported stolen during a burglary at a vacant house on Grant Avenue on July 10.

Someone is reported to have kicked in the basement door at a home on Davis Avenue on July 4, but was scared off by the homeowner.

Sean McKenna of Bellevue was charged with simple assault on July 6 after police were called to a domestic disturbance on Gilliland Place.

Avalon and Bellevue firefighters were called to Highland Place in Bellevue on July 11 when a house was struck by lightening. Smoke was reported coming from the roof of the home.

04.22.11

Wee Jams celebrate 45 years with “bash”

Anyone who grew up listening to the music of the Wee Jams probably calls one of the North Boroughs communities home.

It's been close to 50 years since the group formed, and as much as the world has changed, there have been a few constants, the sound of the band among them. The close harmony, the heavy bass, the soaring falsettos, the blue-eyed soul harkens to another era --pre-British music invasion, pre-heavy metal, pre-rap. Could it really survive nearly half a century?

03.11.11

Ohio Twp. Police News

Scrap metal was reported stolen from behind a business on Brighton Road in Ben Avon on March 7.

Michelle Miller, 28, from Ross Township was arrested for driving under the influence following a call through 911 for a possible disabled vehicle on Church Avenue in Ben Avon on March 5.

On March 9, Norman Eric Stauber, 45, from Ben Avon was arrested for simple sssault and harassment following a domestic at his residence.

10.31.10

Boyz from the ’boros

Hip-hop: Most people either hate or love the genre of music linked to bands such as Notorious B.I.G, Naz, Public Enemy, Lil Wayne.

And for most people over 40, it's probably more the former -- hate -- than the latter, with little chance that anything might change their minds.

Really, now. CD jackets with "Parental Advisory" prominently displayed, lyrics sometimes built around violence, drugs, life in the 'hood.

Not exactly North Boroughs fare.

07.16.10

Avalon Police News

Scrap metal and a yard roller were reported stolen from a yard on Cityview Avenue on July 13. The property is valued at $200.

A 20-inch Schwinn bicycle was reported stolen from California Avenue on July 14.

10.09.09

News Briefs

Bond refinanced

Refinancing Ohio Township's current bond will produce about $87,000 for capital projects.

The Ohio Township Supervisors voted unanimously at their Oct. 5 meeting to refinance the debt. Township manager John L. Sullivan Jr. said that favorable interest rates had allowed refinancing with no extension of the amount or term of the bond. Instead the township will receive $87,000 as a refund or reimbursement for capital projects, he said.

Contract extension

07.10.09

Youth critically injured in accident

A recent Avonworth High School graduate was critically injured in a single-vehicle accident in Ben Avon during the early morning hours of July 5.

06.12.09

News Briefs

Shop equipment donated Metal shop equipment deemed unnecessary by the Avonworth School Board has found a new home.

The board approved, at its regular meeting on June 8, the donation of various pieces of equipment to the A.W. Beattie Career Center. Beattie will receive a rotary bender, sheet metal roller, welding table, spot welder, sheet metal shear and a box and pan finger break.

A metal shop lathe will be donated to Carnegie Mellon University.

04.17.09

Room reconfiguration

With Avonworth High School’s unused metal shop equipment on its way out, the school board has authorized a contract with an architect to reconfigure the empty space.

The district will enter into a contract with Timothy Morgan to redesign the area. He will be paid $9,800.

Although the motion was approved unanimously, some board members voiced concerns. Board members Lynn Evans McGrath and Marybeth Sommers agreed that it seemed that the board had rushed the decisions to get rid of the shop equipment and redesign the room.